Monroe v. Sun Newspapers of Lincoln, Inc.

Filing 25

ORDER granting 24 Motion to Amend Progression Order. Deposition deadline for fact witnesses is September 30, 2015 and for expert witnesses is December 31,2015. A telephonic conference with the undersigned magistrate judge will be held on at October 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the status of case progression and potential settlement. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the call.The Pretrial Conference is scheduled to be held before the undersigned magistrate judge on April 2 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and will be conducted by WebEx conferencing. An email will be sent to counsel of record with the instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial conference by WebEx.The jury trial of this case is set to commence be fore John M. Gerrard, United States District Judge, in Courtroom 1, United States Courthouse, Lincoln, Nebraska, at 9:00 a.m. on May 9, 2016, or as soon thereafter as the case may be called, for a duration of four (4) trial days. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. (DMS)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
PAUL MONROE,
Plaintiff,

4:14CV3152

vs.
AMENDED PROGRESSION ORDER
SUN NEWSPAPERS OF LINCOLN, INC.,
Defendant.
The Joint Motion to Amend Progression Order (Filing #24) is granted. The
Amended Progression Order is as follows:
1)

The deadline for completing written discovery under Rules 33 through 36
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is September 30, 2015. Motions to
compel Rule 33 through 36 discovery must be filed by October 30, 2015.

2)

The deadline for complete expert disclosures for all experts expected to
testify at trial, (both retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)), and
non-retained experts, (Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(C)), is October 30, 2015.
Deadline for rebuttal expert reports is November 20, 2015.

3)

The deposition deadline for fact witnesses is September 30, 2015. The
deposition deadline for expert witnesses is December 31, 2015.

4)

The deadline for filing motions to dismiss and motions for summary
judgment is February 9, 2016.

5)

The deadline for filing motions to exclude testimony on Daubert and
related grounds is February 9, 2016.

6)

A telephonic conference with the undersigned magistrate judge will be held
on at October 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the status of case
progression and potential settlement. Counsel for plaintiff shall place the
call.

7)

The Pretrial Conference is scheduled to be held before the undersigned
magistrate judge on April 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and will be conducted by
WebEx conferencing. To facilitate this conferencing method, the parties’
proposed Pretrial Conference Order and Exhibit List(s) must be emailed to
[e-mail], in either Word Perfect or Word format, by 5:00

p.m. on April 22, 2016. An email will be sent to counsel of record with the
instructions and codes for participating in the pretrial conference by
WebEx.
8)

The jury trial of this case is set to commence before John M. Gerrard,
United States District Judge, in Courtroom 1, United States Courthouse,
Lincoln, Nebraska, at 9:00 a.m. on May 9, 2016, or as soon thereafter as the
case may be called, for a duration of four (4) trial days. This case is subject
to the prior trial of criminal cases and such other civil cases as may be
scheduled for trial before this one. Jury selection will be held at the
commencement of trial.

9)

Motions in limine shall be filed five business days prior to trial. It is not
the normal practice to hold hearings on motions in limine or to rule on them
in advance. Counsel should plan accordingly.

10)

The parties shall comply with all other stipulations and agreements recited
in their Rule 26(f) planning report that are not inconsistent with this order.

Dated this 3rd day of June, 2015
BY THE COURT:
s/ Cheryl R. Zwart
United States Magistrate Judge

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